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UNIAN, photo photo - UNIAN, 11 Army Corps If in November the bill on the Space Forces as part of the Armed Forces of Ukraine is adopted in full, then by the end of 2027 year we have every chance of getting a full-fledged new military formation.
This was said in a comment to UNIAN by Fedir Venislavskyi, a people's deputy from Servant of the People, a member of the Verkhovna Rada Committee on National Security, Defense and Intelligence, who is one of the co-authors of the bill.
The parliamentarian noted that after adoption of the law corresponding decisions by the Commander-in-Chief of the AFU will also be necessary to form the Space Forces command.
"I predict that after the law is adopted, within a year… If in November we adopt this bill in the second reading and in full, then I think that by the end of 27 year we have every chance of getting a full-fledged new military formation," Venislavskyi said.
What tasks the Space Forces will perform
The deputy noted that among the tasks of this military formation is the ability to have access to its own reconnaissance electro-optical and radar satellites without any intermediaries.
"That is, to have in real time our own space reconnaissance of both types, which will provide all components of our security and defense sector with the necessary intelligence directly, without any intermediaries. And we will not be dependent on who will give it or not," the deputy emphasized.
According to him, this requires "very few satellites."
"To start with, there should be about four radio-electronic and two electro-optical ones," Venislavskyi said, adding that these satellites will allow Ukraine to have its own early warning system about rocket threats from the enemy.
In addition, the aim of creating the Space Forces is to build a protected space communication system for the country's top leadership and the Armed Forces, as well as other components of the security and defense sector.
Venislavskyi noted that we also need to ensure that "through space we can strike lawful targets on the territory of Russia."
Personnel of the Space Forces
The deputy said that the UK Space Command started with five people. They headed the relevant directions and formed capabilities.
"This is not a quick task, but we need to form a group of people who will be responsible for the directions I outlined, will build what we need, will engage in communication with our partners. And I think that in a fairly short perspective this will allow the creation of full-fledged Space Forces that will be a deterrent against any aggressor," Venislavskyi said.
According to him, the Space Forces should include, in particular, specialists who understand space technologies, rocketry, and the use of rockets and satellites.
"We have a very large scientific and engineering potential. And given that a general mobilization is underway, many of them are servicemen who can very quickly enter this new type of forces and form that fist, that backbone, which will then rapidly build up capabilities," the parliamentarian noted, adding that to start this could be 20-30 people.
He also said that after the collapse of the Soviet Union Ukraine retained "many structures that can very effectively and organically become part of the Space Forces."
What problems may arise
Venislavskyi noted that "the key problem for our Armed Forces and for the state as a whole is money at present."
"I had conversations with representatives of the Space Forces command both from the United States and from the United Kingdom. One of the options we are considering after creating the Space Forces is establishing partnership relations; perhaps creating a Space coalition. So that they give us what they do not really need and have in reserve," the parliamentarian explained.
He says that by joint efforts financial costs can be minimized. In addition, the deputy added, private business can later be brought into this sphere.
"I don't see any particular problems. We have a comprehensive understanding of how to move this forward. We will move it," Venislavskyi said.
Ukrainian Space Forces
As UNIAN reported, 9 in November the Verkhovna Rada adopted in principle a bill on the creation of the Space Forces as part of the AFU. It foresees the development of space technologies to strengthen Ukraine's defense capability.
This includes, in particular, creating its own early warning system for launches of enemy rockets and developing means to counter such attacks. It also provides for forming a national protected satellite communication system for the needs of the security and defense sector.
Andrii Kolesnyk, an expert in space activity, noted that fragments for forming the Space Forces in Ukraine have existed for a long time. Therefore the Space Forces should unite these fragments into a single organizational structure.
He also noted that "space is expensive, and space takes time," but we need a structure that would counter the Aerospace Forces of Russia, which "actively uses its means against us."
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